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Lincoln Fairley 1903-1989, sailing his sloop (a kind of small boat). Fairley grew up in Brooklyn, New York and lived in San Francisco since 1946. He moved here from Washington to become research director for the International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union in San Francisco, a position he held for over 20 years. He was married, with 3 sons and grandsons. He attended Amherst and Harvard Colleges as an undergraduate and took a Ph.D. in economics at Harvard. He spent his life in research and study of labor relations, as a college teacher, federal government researcher, Congressional committee staff member and labor arbitrator. He is the author of Facing Mechanization: The West Cost Plan (1979) and Mt. Tamalpais: A History (considered to the best book written on this landmark). In his retirement he enjoyed hiking in Marin and sailing small boats (his hobby since he was 6). He died on July 7th, 1989 at the age of 86.
Type
image
Identifier
54CD4AE0-438F-4D81-A436-517526610396 2019.001.259
Subject
Authors Fairley, Lincoln Hiking Mt. Tamalpais Portraits Researcher Sailing
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